| Course title | Theory of Probability and Statistics |
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| Course code | KID/PTPSK |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Combinatorics. Random event and his probability. Conditional probability, independence of events. Random variable. Characteristics of random variable. Some important theoretical probability distributions. Limits theorems. Population and random sample, methods of descriptive statistics. Estimation theory. Testing hypotheses. Nonparametric methods. Linear regression. Correlation. Essential methods of time series analysis.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Projection |
| Learning outcomes |
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The main goal of discipline is to familiarise students with the basic ideas of theory of probability necessary for explication of statistical methods and to present fundamental statistical methods used for data processing in technical and economical practice.
Knowledge of basics concepts of probability theory, ability to use essentials methods of mathematical statistics, ability to use statistical function of calcilator and MS Excel. |
| Prerequisites |
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highschool mathematics, Mathematics I
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination, Written examination
Form, contents and length of the exam are determined in accordance with Study and Examining Rules of University of Pardubice. The exam consists of two parts, a written test and a theoretical exam. Student passes successfully the written test as well as the theoretical part of exam if he/she obtains at minimum 50% of possible points in each part. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Technology and Control of Transport Systems (2013) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Management of Electronic Communications and Postal Services (2014) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics (2013) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Logistics Technologies (2013) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Applied Informatics in Transport (2013) | Category: Informatics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Management of Electronic Communications and Postal Services (2013) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Applied Informatics in Transport (2014) | Category: Informatics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics (2014) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Technology and Control of Transport Systems (2014) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering | Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Logistics Technologies (2014) | Category: Transportation and communications | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |